The Sad Dad Radio Hour

The fellas are back tacking the Boss's iconic 1975 breakthrough record Born to Run. Hailed by critics, beloved by fans, and meh-ed by half your podcast hosts, this record crystallizes and epitomizes the Springsteen experience - which makes it hard for some people to handle. Come for the rollicking discussion of the merits of piano rock, stay for the philosophizing about Baby Boomer brain-rot!

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Ben and Ross are back with another humdinger of an episode - this time debating their favorite Beatles and Rolling Stones songs. Did the Beatles need to make Billy Preston a full-time member? Did the Stones miss their calling as country-rock shitkickers? Were the 70s better than the 60s? Turn on, tune in, and find out.

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For the first time ever, the guys tackle jazz by dissecting Bill Evans' posthumous 1980 record You Must Believe In Spring. From Evans' own often-tragic life, to his connections to jazz luminaries, to how your head distorts the sound of your own voice, they parse the sadness and dadness of this melancholy masterpiece.

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On this week's episode, Ben and Ross break down their respective top 5 movie soundtracks, debating what actually makes a good needle drop, can the soundtrack be great when the movie sucks, and were the aughts a golden era for music in TV shows? Fire all of your guns at once and explode into space with this one

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The fellas are back with their first all new episode in three years! On their return voyage, they dive deep into North Carolinian sad-dad-of-the-future MJ Lenderman's breakthrough record Manning Fireworks, discussing his penchant for funny losers, quirky turns of phrase, and indebtedness to canonical SDRH faves like David Berman and Jason Molina. Give it a listen, and if you like what you hear, like, subscribe, tell a friend, tell the indieheads subreddit etc!

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The guys return with a listener-requested episode diving into Eminem's breakthrough 1999 album The Slim Shady LP. They discuss just how potently offensive this record still is decades later, the magic of Dr. Dre's production, the best MCs of all time, sticking nine-inch nails through eyelids and more

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The guys are back with a very special Halloween episode breaking down the Devil's Reject himself, Mr. Rob Zombie. Discussed are his early days with White Zombie, his knack for synthesizing new trends in alternative music into his own creations, and whether or not the fellas should invest in a laser tag facility

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The guys continue their exercise in list making and engage in some horse trading to try to get this unwieldy thing under control. Discussed are entry-level electronic music for indie rock fans, how much credit to give legendary artists making just-okay work, and why everyone can agree on Flockaveli

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The guys return with an episode on a classic entry in the Sad Dad Canon, Bon Iver's 2007 record For Emma, Forever Ago. They delve into the myth and minutiae of the album's creation, its forward-thinking production, and its wide-ranging impact on indie and the rest of pop music. This one's a doozy

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The guys continue hashing out their list of the best records of their lifetimes, slowly realizing that the project is becoming more complicated than they initially anticipated. They explore who was the odd vote out for certain classic albums, make the case for some single-vote records, and, perhaps most importantly, debate whether Lil Wayne mixtapes are better than his studio albums

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